keffiyeh
A traditional Arab headdress fashioned from a square scarf. Usually made of cotton. [1]
There are many different terms to refer to it [1]:
- keffiyeh or kufiya (Arabic: كوفية kūfiyyah, meaning "from the city of Kufa" (الكوفة); plural كوفيات kūfiyyāt)
- ghutrah (غُترَة)
- shemagh (شماغ)
- ḥaṭṭah (حَطّة)
- mashadah (مَشَدة)
- chafiye (Persian: چَفیِه)
- dastmal yazdi (Persian: دستمال یزدی)
- cemedanî (Kurdish: جه مه داني)
See also
- [1] Wikipedia:Keffiyeh
- Tag Group:Attire